State of Origin 2025 (Mens Edition)

[MarkInTheStands]

Brenton Speed. Used to call the A league

That's him, Speedy!

 

[Timana]

I know who you are talking about but buggered if I can remember his name. Used to call on Fox

Speedy host the wide world of sports on 2gb

 

[jk13]

love the ending

that song is shit and the rest r clueless and swaying out of rhythm. but get them to repeat a few words mindlessly over and over, then they're your huckleberry. haha

 

[eels_fan]

Funny that from our seats we could see into the area the channel 9 panel set is in. Once the formalities were done and the game kicked off, you’d think Gus would have a good (best) seat to watch the action.

Nope. He was the only one that stayed at the set location (which mind you is in the corner of the stadium) sitting on a chair on his phone with a laptop on another chair in front of him for the whole game. Unless he was watching the game on his laptop, I don’t think he even watched it..

 

[Timana]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/nathan-clearys-state-of-origin-struggles-laid-bare-despite-nsw-game-1-triumph/news-story/fe49a5edc10c83290c18f1204df2f50a

 

[Twizzle]

Funny that from our seats we could see into the area the channel 9 panel set is in. Once the formalities were done and the game kicked off, you’d think Gus would have a good (best) seat to watch the action.

Nope. He was the only one that stayed at the set location (which mind you is in the corner of the stadium) sitting on a chair on his phone with a laptop on another chair in front of him for the whole game. Unless he was watching the game on his laptop, I don’t think he even watched it..View attachment 102597

sitting with his mates

 

[Parra Pride]

Lomax plays well in any jersey these days!

That is true, plenty of great players fail to step up in Origin though. Lomax is certainly not one of those.

 

[TheParraboy]

Channel 9
For those that have to watch the channel 9 coverage, of the League I am sorry. Last night I had to watch the State or Origin via 9 and man did it hurt
1. why did we interview Billy Slater during the first 10 minutes of the game. I mean I know he is on staff at 9 but what can he add 10 minutes in
2. The director needs to be taken out the back and shot. At least on 4 occasions we missed vital plays on the field because he was getting a shot of Slater in the box or player about to come on (Ponga knock on)
3. Spider cam can take a long walk off a short pier. I think just before the Moses break it was hanging around the play getting in the way and from the kick-off I couldn’t tell who was running what way because we had to take spider cams view of the kick off
4. Matthew Thompson. No mate just no, you are not Rabs, did he have $$$ on the hammer making a line break? Every time Hammer got the ball “He hasn’t found any clear space tonight”
5. Stop with the Legend of the QLD comeback, 2 try’s down with 5 minutes to go and still they were banging on about it, QLD didn’t look like scoring all night and somehow they were going to pull off the win.
6. Danika Mason was credited as a sideline reporter all game but I didn’t hear her until 5 minutes to go when she announced the crowd.

tbh

Im really happy with all of the above if it means Blues win again the same way

QLD Delusion never looked or tasted as sweet

A ch9 exclusive next game Id like to see them interview Slater the whole of the half time break

 

[Gazzamatta]

Easily the worst team song I've heard at any level of rugby league

Gangster Style Bros!

 

[Matty Bhoy]

Did it look to you that were more NSW fans in there last night or have they given the Blatchey Blues more areas to sit.

Seemed like more blue in the crowd then usual for a Suncorp game.

I think it’s because all germs sat together There’s always more than you think there.

 

[Pazza]

Channel 9
For those that have to watch the channel 9 coverage, of the League I am sorry. Last night I had to watch the State or Origin via 9 and man did it hurt
1. why did we interview Billy Slater during the first 10 minutes of the game. I mean I know he is on staff at 9 but what can he add 10 minutes in
2. The director needs to be taken out the back and shot. At least on 4 occasions we missed vital plays on the field because he was getting a shot of Slater in the box or player about to come on (Ponga knock on)
3. Spider cam can take a long walk off a short pier. I think just before the Moses break it was hanging around the play getting in the way and from the kick-off I couldn’t tell who was running what way because we had to take spider cams view of the kick off
4. Matthew Thompson. No mate just no, you are not Rabs, did he have $$$ on the hammer making a line break? Every time Hammer got the ball “He hasn’t found any clear space tonight”
5. Stop with the Legend of the QLD comeback, 2 try’s down with 5 minutes to go and still they were banging on about it, QLD didn’t look like scoring all night and somehow they were going to pull off the win.
6. Danika Mason was credited as a sideline reporter all game but I didn’t hear her until 5 minutes to go when she announced the crowd.

in the pre game show danika introduced cam smith as cam slater and then gus called nathan cleary, ivan cleary. It was a bizarre telecast

 

[Twizzle]

 

[Gronk]

 

[MarkInTheStands]

Voted by the Fans,
Voted by the players in the rooms afterwards.

The only people that didn't vote for him were the Channel 9 crew.

 

[T.S Quint]

That's great...but the year ain't over yet.
Should be in the top 5 though by the end. Depends on how good a season of MAFS it is this year.

 

[T.S Quint]

Voted by the Fans,
Voted by the players in the rooms afterwards.

The only people that didn't vote for him were the Channel 9 crew.

I had Haas as MoM.
Wass a close one to call, but he was massive for the Blues up the middle. Didn't miss a tackle all night either.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Voted by the Fans,
Voted by the players in the rooms afterwards.

The only people that didn't vote for him were the Channel 9 crew.

Don't the aussie selectors name the MOM for Origin.

Anyhow i reckon Lomax had it until he missed that goal kick.

 

[King-Gutho94]

The most disgraceful and disgusting selection in origin history is Billy Slater allowing Ezra Mam to be in the 20 man squad.

Clearly the standards in QLD when it comes to behaviour have dropped to warrant Mam coming into the 20 man squad off the back of 3 games where his form has been mixed.

The sight of Mam in a QLD jersey this year is sickening for the code after the car crash last year and Slater has lived up to his reputation as now being a grub as a coach as he was a player.

And while on the so called QLD loyalty they love to preach they have dumped DCE which is all well and good on form.

But dropping your captain

NSW have proven in recent times they won't drop there captain mid series.

And if you want further proof Jake Trbojevic last year was as useless as tits on a bull but Madge stayed solid for the series and got the result he wanted.

So to finish things off Billy your still a f**kwit.

 

[Gazzamatta]

The most disgraceful and disgusting selection in origin history is Billy Slater allowing Ezra Mam to be in the 20 man squad.

Clearly the standards in QLD when it comes to behaviour have dropped to warrant Mam coming into the 20 man squad off the back of 3 games where his form has been mixed.

The sight of Mam in a QLD jersey this year is sickening for the code after the car crash last year and Slater has lived up to his reputation as now being a grub as a coach as he was a player.

And while on the so called QLD loyalty they love to preach they have dumped DCE which is all well and good on form.

But dropping your captain

NSW have proven in recent times they won't drop there captain mid series.

And if you want further proof Jake Trbojevic last year was as useless as tits on a bull but Madge stayed solid for the series and got the result he wanted.

So to finish things off Billy your still a f**kwit.

So many were keen on chasing him for The Eels job. No criticism there but win, lose or draw these 2 decisions appear panic driven. The selection of Ezra in particular is a Fittler like selection. So many better choices available or blood a kid like Perdue (sp). It's jumper 20 ffs!

 

[the phantom menace]

Surprised Cherry-Evans was even picked for game 1 this year. But he didn't know when to step aside with dignity, so they've had to make that decision for him, and dump him mid series.